Headlight



E. G. SYLVESTER.

HEADLIGHT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, |920.

Patented Det; 25, wm

W @Toma/8 'rui EDW'ARD GGMES SYLVESTEIS., OF HNGLUJI Application tiled September To @if Aufiom 'if vii/o7 io/www Be it known tiizit i, Enuxiiui Gomis SYL- iiy invention is on iii proi'oiiioiit iii hond md has For its oiijort to provide 4i doii-e of tho Qiiziruor Spec-ined, esperiaiiy A motor 'ifeiiioies, wherein the 'nur n i (4 X is si mounted and ('oiiiieotod with the bodi' v urd 15* ne turned with i' o ior Ait die iiimp to any defiired direction, :uid wherein i zVA id i my position of? y 'view oi zi motor i'tiiifcie iiiiproi'od inizi Vt iight.

iiiii' of the iuinp und its parts iiixteudod. ,niiiiir vieu' with the iiuits L5 zi` iougitudinzd sortion of tiio T, 5 is i 'traiiisvoriso sction siioiviiirr the Fig. i? is ii pian View of the foot,

ii tiio present oniliodiiiiont of tino invention the lumps iiidirzitiid :it i, :1nd ii'iiieii :iro if usual coiitruotion, :iro ronnertrd with :i toiescoiiing :support or standard which in turn is Supported by the roliioio, on ino con not-tion between the front toiidoi' und the' hood ot' the veiiioio E; ffii of the supporting' standards is coinposed oi. four sections. 13A', :uid 4^, :ind (S. The Section 3 is i tuiiuiur \t:iiuzird or sortion of pipo having zit one end zi foot T. und :it tho other :i cup 9i. the uuid foot und wip lining tin ded oii to the sortion. The toot T is, d'fi Rond; shaped and igioningifi :it its rnd for ii eis nig 'iioits or tiio .iiio to connect it 'to the, Venid@ und r fai-ring to Fir., 4 it iviii uit ifs of gr'sutor tiiirkiunis ige than :it this otiifer. und grizidiiiiil'i' ii one @tir-o to the otiior. 'ino odg@ t thickness iioiiig :uiniixad to ii@ d iiiu'urdiy so inzit standard :is :i Wiii iiioiino outu'urdili'.

The ciiii 8 huts :i centi-ui. oiioiiiii;l through which is mounted to siido, tins portion 4^ or the section /i-i r`iiisi portion 4. hun :i iifad, 9 that tits within iin section Hi, u iid tins Specification of Letters ateiit.

90, i929. ei'al No. 413,710.

timid oi' grenier diziiiietoi tiiun tiu portion Jf. 'iviio Cup ii' inis :in oponing 'through whit-ii th@ portion 4?" passes, zuid :is shown :it if! iii@ ('zixii is; rouniod on vmiiitoriiouid to row-iro the iiveid Si. :i sot Sci'w il is tiii'oudod through lui (up into ongngoinont with tlui iiosid to unid tii lieu-d in tinl ruim or rouiitiiiluiurd. 'if ui portion 4^ of tho section ia iiingod to iio portion 3f of the ssiid Sootion. tiu iiiiiLiboing indi J:itod :it l2. und it uiil im noticod roorriiigj to Fig. i tlnit tiiff portion is Foiidi. :is is also that iizirt oi' dio portion 4 zidjzu-ont iiiorrton Those ptiriziowl how intoroiig'jugiiig ingtiiri'inIQ-ii u'iiuii tlio iiiiigfo iiii pus und lio portion '-i nm); Swing with rosinf-t to the poiiioii 1l,

A (-zigi i3 ,fiiiiiiur 't ou iii o tutor o f tion Li-#IL siniiiiii' tion i iniiiur iiiioudied Vi' tim sori houd i4 i iinf poiot' tin :st-Ction to iii@ i mid oi' tho sor y ii niouiitod to Sfide ti tine mii in tin,l Home i-uuiiuo as ,sew'tion :"i is niountof to ,Lfiido through the cop 13. At its outer id thin sor'tion ('i han; un oliiow lf'i with u'ii vii tin* iunip l is ronuortod. und sot screws L7 und i8 :iro lirozidtd through tho mips lf3 und i5 for holding` tinl ports in adjusted position.

in urso the head iigiits iro :1i-ranged as shown in Figi. 1.y 'the i'oot 7 0i @zich standard boingr Sooui'cui to dw commotion iieti'fooii the fronty fonder und tiio hood :1t tho udiucoiit sido. The arrangement ot' tiic 'toot provides; that tho Standards .i'iii icuii outwzird towurd their upper ends, tinit is they diverge from ouch otiior. dilioii tiio ports :uw coli-pwd the iiuiilis occupy the tu iiiio position ot Fig'. l. -iiViitn iionovori iSdQSii-od to throw the iight. rays in :i direction no1' :ivrossiiio troni the fui] liney position of Fig. i, oitiiC-,r iiiiiiii may oo nioi'od upv: idly by extending tiio toiosoi'ipinfg tiindiird :ind by moving-1 the ovation 4^ iiigii enough to roi wiso the joint or hing/e 12, tiu-y iziuigi may oe swung downward :is oiiii in broken iiiios in Fig, l. The imno nur iiiso bo, roi: d zdiout tno :ixis of tho, Support to throw tiro Limp rzi iaitoriiiiy or i'ozwi'zirziiy or in any other direction. Tho iuniii muy bf;- oievutod Weil ziiiouV tho iiood und. so indd by iii-muis of tiio'set scrows l1 und 17 und 1H. if it iS not dosirod that tile iuniii be. swung outii'iiidiy into the broken lino pogitiioii oiC Fig. i, the joint 12 is not uncovered. The iiniiioved innip is :i spot iigiit il C1 which may be directed to any desired point. It is obvious that the telescopic support ma be used with either or both lamps.

I claim:

l. ln combination with the head light of a motor vehicle, ot' means for supporting said light t'or vertical adjustment with respect to the vehicle, means in connection with the said supporting means tor permitting the lamp to be tur'red angularly to reflect the rays in any direction. means in connection with the support tor permitting the lamp to swing outward away from the vehicle when the support is in a predetermined position, said first named means comprising a standard composed ot telescoping sections, a t'oot tor the standard ot' greater thickness at one edge than at the other to support the standard in an outwardly inclined position, and means for holding said sections in adjusted position extended or collapsed, said third named means comprising a hinge interposed in the length ot' one ot' the sections.

2. In combination with the head light ot a motor vehicle, ot' means for supporting said vlight t'or vertical adjustment with respect to the vehicle, means in connection with the said supporting means for permitting the lamp to be turned angularly to reflect the ays in any direction, means in connection with the support tor permittingthe lamp to swing outward away trom the vehicle when the support is in a predetermined position, said first named means comprising a standard composed ot telescoping sections, a foot for the standard ot' greater thickness at one edge than at the other to support the standard in an outwardly inclined position, and means for holding` said sections in adjusted position.

3. ln combination with the head light of a motor vehicle. ot' means for supporting said light tor vertical adjustment with respect to the vehicle, means in connection with the said supporting means for permit ting thc lamp to be turned angularly t0 retlect the rays in anydirection, means in connection with the support for permitting the lamp to swing outward away from the ve cap, the succeeding section sliding there' through and a toot at the lower end ot the standard adapted to support the latter with the lamp at the upper end thereof in an outwardly inclined position.

A supporting standard for head lights ot' a motoiI vehicle, consisting ot' a series ot tubular sections sliding one within the'other,

cach succeeding section having an enlarged head sliding within lthe preceding section and having a detachable cap, the succeeding section slidlng theretln'ough, said Sectons being rotatable one within the other, and a toot detachably secured at the lower section of the standard and at the lower end thereof and having a greaterl thickness at one edge than at the other to support the standard in an outwardly inclined position.

(S. A supporting standard for head lights -ot a motor vehicle, consisting of a series of tubular sections sliding one within the other, each succeeding section having an enlarged head sliding within the preceding section and each preceding section having a detachable cap, the succeeding section sliding therethrough, said sections being rotatable one within the other, one of the said sections having a hinge in the length thereof for permitting the upper portion ofthe section to swing with respect to the lower portions, and a. foot tapering in thickness toward one edge and threaded on the lower end of the lower section ot' the standard so that the standard as a whole will incline outwardly the lamps being supported at the upper end thereof.

EDWARD GOMES SYLVESTER. 

